Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-30
FHR COERCION DEBATE.
Gladstone Makes . Ringing
Speech Against the
Measure.
His spstsh GSmmsntsd On Widely ana
iIs SsandHsss Admitted.
Father Ryan's Journey TO
Prison Was 9 Triumphal
March.
Politics and the Vatican - Going to
cannes-PsstsuF's System in Great
Britain Words Of Warning from
Miehael Dxvitt-Ths North
AmPton spring Meeting.


The Coercion Debase.
LoxDoN, March 29.-Nr. Gladston
resumed the debate on the Orimiaa
Law Amendment bill. He was loudll
chesFed when he arose. He said th,
issue on such grave proposals e. thos'
nov put forth BY the government 70
Quired ample time for consideration
He found himself bound 90 supper
ParnelI's amendment beaause thl
Rroond on which Bslf0aF based ths
GOverAments case vas absolutely insHf
6cient aPd unsatisfactory. The Gov.
eFnments bill, instead of being q cure
for Irish ills or even palliative, visa {
measure that would a2RFevate tie deer
seated disorders. With this eoarciou
bill the pr ospect Of coneiljation vanished
| ints thin air. The Government inte nded
ts exclude the Land bill, which was the
main recommendation Of the commits
sion which had iast conpleted an ex
haustive investigation into the Irish
| trouble. Nothing remains but the figure
of coercion bare, bald and gauat, and
alas, toe familiar. The Right HsnoF-
able Chief Secretary for ireland had
attempted to excuse the proposals, on
the ground that crime 10 Ireland dur
ing the past three years hiss incrssssd
bat be followed an unusual course in
Fefrainin9 from giving TO the House
officials information proving his alleRa-
tions by statistics from Ireland.
Take, for ineiaHce, the matter Of
threatening letters. In 1885 435 such
letters we're received, in 1886 b1t 70
more we're received. That hardly fur
niskea ground for asking Parliament
TO assent to s1eh an extreme measure as
coercion. Other Glasses OF crime
amounted in 1885 to 5l2, and IN 1886 to
5l7. (Opposition cheers This increase
VS. described IS the main reason for
the extreme demands of the Govern
ment. IL Bllfour has further private
information lst him speak. IL was the
fret time that he (0laasione) knew Of
ANONYMOUS assertions being imposed on
Parliament in support Of the demand
for local legislation. (Cheers.)
Here be referred in detail to the
ca es adduoed By BalfouT OF League
tyranny over persons. Continuing, be
said that persecution was hsd enough,
but il was not confined 10 NatioBallsts.
He knew Of a Protestant clergyman
who had been deprived Of his living be-
cause be was Home RuleR. Continual
allusisn had been made to previ as
Liberal coercion proposals. In 1884,
when his Government proposed ooer-
oion. there was ground for It IN the aRi-
tstion then existing. wherever he
went he was doRRed by cEims. For the
present bill there was no such excuse.
The demand made upon the House was
q most formidable breach Of trust that
a popular ASSEMBLY, could hspe 10 make,
-
which alone Parliament should sanction
a change in the criminal law, In order
that the law might fall with increased
sfsinRency on a particular part of the
people. His position would be 90 insist
up0n baviDe the fullest opportunity 20
examine the provisions of the bill.
Every Irish and English member should
have the fullest information in present
ING bis views [eheers, and for scrutin-
izine the proposals Of the Government.
Among its most revolving and exas-
perating proposals, the worst ever sub
mitted TO Parliament, vas the provision
that Irish trials should be held in Len
don. He never knew Of suc0 blow at
the national feeling Of Ireland. The
Governments could devise nothing more
likely 70 a0sravste every existing evil.
As to the permanent duration Of this
bill the proposals made ones blood boil.
To establish what was formerly o1ly q
temporary remedy IS permanent rule
for the existence Of society IN ireland
would cut the brand Of infeFi0ritY on
Ireland forever, recognizing as a liked
principle that force wa remedy. Les
sons from many Irish deeds showed that
force as 30 remedy. Since the election
OF 1885. when the bulk of the Liberals
had judged it both right and safe TO
grant home rule, Ireland has been
free from crime and OasraRe-a con-
ditisn long unkaown. Why was thisf
Because the Irish people knev that 8
large, though iDsufhoienily large, body
Of legislators represented their interests
and would abide BY them 20 the last.
lCheers. II the Liberals acceded TO
the appeals of the Governments, the re-
suit would be q retrORresaion. The
Irish people v0ald return to state OF
things which Liberal Efforts had already
partly feme6ied. So long as Ireland
continued In her presens state OF mode
ration, 50 long would the Liberals be
hound TO persevere IN thsiF eadsavors 10
assist her. The time would soon come
when, to the macy nOv supporting Ire
proposals such as these OF the GsvsFn
Tnent voald no more be associated with
the name Of iFelsnd, and when il would
hs seen that IN doing what they could
nov 20 serve the irish eause. they were
seFvi q tie cause OF the vide empire Of
Great BritaiE. PROLONGED cheering
Gsschen taunfed GladstoBe with
alliance with the National League. He
= -
meet the I.eague's constantly increasing
BE completed. Every body b1s allies Of
land intolsrsble.
Father Fyan's RseoFt 20 PFisen.
DURurS, II 4rch . -Fsihsr Ryan, Of
tae II rbertstovn n ationAg League. pre-
sanged himself today before Justice
Bgsd, of the Bankruptcy CsuFt. de
perss.tsd in his refusal 20 tell tue court
What be knsw about tbs dolnRs Of ten
ants IN his parish re.peeiGng the tTus-
tseins Of tbeir rents under tns plan Of
campaign. aad SAs epndenned TO
pFiss a. When Fathsr Ryan emerged
from the cocFt prsson be 9as met By =
multitude d citizens. They n1mbsreo
many thousands and they ehesfed tse
priest With snth 5siAstie and prolonged
applaEse and thea follswsd bim a. .
procession 10 the jail. making his tour
triumphal one. A nRmbsr Of nea
took part IN this procession, and among
she more conspicuous vere Lord Mayor
Sullivan sRd Archbishop CEooksr.
Gsing 70 Cansea.
Ioxpax, March 2.-The Qaseu left
I.onaOn this morning for Cases.
Peitsses asd the Vsfteaa.
RaarK. March She Ms1signoq
Gaiinbsrfi. special Pspei dstesste -
Berlin, has faiied 20 Feesixs any salts
fsaioFy results 10 eis nseottsf1oss Ufth
tue C@nfrs party Of @ rnary tn eonse
susnee of tns zcouti3n by the Land
Issaus Of Bishop kspp's Arneeinsnt
% tke Ecclesiastical iag. Tue Nsfscan
has d.eadsd % leave the CeatTe party
fun iiseFsy Of aetion 10 German palittcal
AZ fairs. rsiainiag aiso tns sAnoe fSss6o1
for it~elf. The 1sHbeFs Of The sx-
treae T.sss in tie Chamber Of Dspattss
have psssea resolutions severely esnsnf-
sae tke 9cvsFn@aas for sniessnR into